Jones was born in Colwyn Bay , Wales , and attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford , where he was Head Boy ; he graduated in mediæval history at St Edmund Hall, Oxford .
He appeared in '' Twice A Fortnight '' with Michael Palin , Graeme Garden , Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn . He also appeared in '' Do Not Adjust Your Set '' with Michael Palin, Eric Idle and David Jason . (Jones speaks about this series during an interview which appears on both '' Do Not Adjust Your Set '' DVD, and '' At Last The 1948 Show '' DVD). He wrote for ''The Frost Report'' and several of David Frost 's programmes on British television.
He was a member of the team of writers and performers that made '' Monty Python's Flying Circus ''. As a Python, Jones is remembered for his roles as middle-aged women and the bowler-hatted "man in the street". He co-directed '' Monty Python And The Holy Grail '' and directed '' Life Of Brian '' and '' The Meaning Of Life ''. His character, Mr. Creosote from ''The Meaning of Life'', has become practically Icon ic.
He co-wrote with Michael Palin '' Ripping Yarns '', and wrote the screenplay for '' Labyrinth '' ( 1986 ). He has also written several books on Mediæval History and numerous works for children. He is the director of several movies, including '' Erik The Viking '' ( 1989 ) and '' The Wind In The Willows '' ( 1996 ). He also hosted documentaries on the Crusades and the history of Numeral System s. More recently he has written numerous Anti-war editorials for '' The Guardian '', '' The Daily Telegraph '', and the '' Observer ''. Jones is married to Alison Telfer and has two children.
Further information about Terry Jones can be found in the book:
- ''From Fringe to Flying Circus'' – 'Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960-1980' – Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
with Brian Froud
- ''The Goblins of the Labyrinth'' - 1986
- ''Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book'' - 1994
- ''The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins'' - 1996 (an abridged re-release of ''The Goblins of the Labyrinth'', in a smaller format with the colour plates missing)
- ''Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells: Quentin Cottington's Journal of Faery Research'' - 1996
Terry Jones has presented several factual television programmes, notably the BBC documentary series ''The Crusades'' ( 1996 ), ''Ancient Inventions'' ( 1998 ) and '' Terry Jones' Medieval Lives '' ( 2004 ). The Story of One ( 2005 )
- '' I remain, sir, Haggard of the Hindu Kush '' - published in The Observer , December 30 , 2001
- '' Spare our blushes and put a sack on it '' - published in The Observer, January 6 , 2002
- '' Why grammar is the first casualty of war '' - published in The Daily Telegraph , January 12 , 2002
- '' OK, George, make with the friendly bombs '' - published in The Observer, February 17 , 2002
- '' A fox isn't a chicken. Is it? '' - published in The Observer, March 17 , 2002
- '' If you want a free vote, ask nicely '' - published in The Observer, April 21 , 2002
- '' The audacious courage of Mr Blair '' - published in The Observer, September 22 , 2002
- '' I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush '' - published in The Observer, January 26 , 2003
- '' Powell speaks with forked tongue '' - published in The Observer, February 23 , 2003
- '' Could Tony Blair look at the internet now, please? '' - published in The Observer, March 2 , 2003
- '' Mr Bush goes for the kill '' - published in The Observer, March 9 , 2003
- '' Poor Tony Blair wakes up '' - published in The Observer, March 16 , 2003
- '' Tony and the pixies '' - published in The Observer, March 23 , 2003
- '' Welcome aboard the Iraqi gravy train '' - published in The Observer, April 13 , 2003
- '' Mr Blair's dark days '' - published in The Observer, April 27 , 2003
- '' "If fish can feel pain, then maybe Iraqi children can, too" '' - published in The Observer, May 4 , 2003
- '' Why look in the crystal ball? '' - published in The Observer, May 4 , 2003
- '' If politicians start telling the truth ... '' - published in The Observer, May 18 , 2003
- '' Alastair, God and the Devil '' - published in The Observer, July 6 , 2003
- '' A resignation is worth a thousand smiles '' - published in The Observer, August 31 , 2003
- '' Why Tony went to war '' - published in The Observer, October 5 , 2003
- '' Let's make infants pay for their schooling '' - published in The Independent , January 27 , 2004
- '' Suits you, sir - but can we suggest something warmer? '' - published in The Independent, February 1 , 2004
- '' Tony really must try harder '' - published in The Guardian , April 14 , 2004
- '' Invade Iraq? It's a no brainer '' - published in The Guardian, April 19 , 2004
- '' The war of the words '' - published in The Guardian, April 30 , 2004
- '' This week '' - published in The Guardian, May 22 , 2004
- '' This won't hurt much '' - published in The Guardian, June 16 , 2004
- '' In Iraq, it's already July 9th '' - published in The Guardian, July 7 , 2004
- '' George, God here ... '' - published in The Guardian, October 22 , 2004
- '' A man-made tsunami '' - published in The Guardian, January 11 , 2005
- '' Let them eat bombs '' - published in The Guardian, April 12 , 2005
- '' Vote Draino '' - published in The Guardian, May 5 , 2005
- '' Comedy of terror '' - published in '' The Guardian '', December 29 , 2005
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